EDINBURGH (Reuters) - A lawmaker from Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party who works as a soccer referee is seeking to send off one of the leading lights of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) in the United Kingdom's June 8 election.
Douglas Ross, who twins national and international soccer fixtures as a professional linesman and referee with his job as a Scottish lawmaker, said he was selected to run for the seat currently held by Angus Robertson, who leads the Scottish nationalist's party in the Westminster parliament.
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